NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       gcvt - convert a floating-point number to a string.

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <stdlib.h>

       char *gcvt(double number, size_t ndigit, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The gcvt() function converts number to a minimal length NULL terminated
       ASCII string and stores the result in buf.  It produces ndigit significant
 digits in either printf(3) F format or E format.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  gcvt()  function  returns  the address of the string pointed to by
       buf.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       ecvt(3), fcvt(3), sprintf(3)



				  1993-03-29			       GCVT(3)